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Our Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe starts with a bag of coleslaw mix and is ready in just 20 minutes in one skillet. This low carb dish is a family favorite and tastes just like the filling of an egg roll!
One of the foods that I really crave a lot is Chinese take out, but we’re trying to cut carbs and deep fried egg rolls just aren’t the best choice for that kinda life.
This easy sausage egg roll in a bowl recipe is one of our favorite Asian inspired meals – it tastes just like the filling in our favorite egg rolls and not only is it healthier, it’s also way easier and quicker!
We make this often as a quick lunch. When serving for dinner, we like to serve it alongside our cauliflower chicken fried rice or this chicken stir fry recipe.
There is a lot to love about this recipe and I just know that if you give it a try it’ll be a new favorite in your house too!
Best part? It’s done in less than 20 minutes and the whole family loves it!
Ingredient Notes:
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Meat – We love to use breakfast sausage in our egg roll in a bowl, but you can use any type of ground meat you have on hand. Ground beef, chicken, and turkey all work well.
Cabbage – We make our egg roll in a bowl with coleslaw mix to save time and keep dinner simple. Feel free to shred your own cabbage if you prefer.
Asian Flavors – To make sure we get lots of great Asian flavor into this sausage egg roll in a bowl recipe you’ll add some minced ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, and green onion!
Optional Ingredients – There are lots of other great ingredients that you could mix in with this recipe, though you’ll want to keep them low carb if that’s what you are going for. Sriracha or red pepper flakes are a good way to add some heat, or try adding in some sesame seeds to go with the sesame oil.
Toasted Sesame Oil
Finishing off a dish with toasted sesame oil is a simple way to add in loads of flavor. A little bit goes a long way and this is perfect for Asian recipes.
What Readers are Saying!
“Easy and delicious. Just the way I like it!!!!!! There are so many ways to serve egg roll in a bowl, as is, egg roll wrap, lettuce wrap, stuffed bell peppers, just to name a few that I have tried.” – Ronald G
How To Make Egg Roll In A Bowl:
Sausage: Brown your sausage in a large skillet or work until cooked through. Do not drain the fat…fat is flavor and it’s needed for cooking the cabbage.
Cabbage: After the sausage is cooked through the rest of the recipe goes super quick. Add the coleslaw mix with the garlic, ginger, and soy sauce to the skillet and stir fry until the cabbage has softened up – about 5 minutes.
Finish: Finally, to finish this sausage egg roll in a bowl recipe you’ll top it with some green onion and drizzle on some sesame oil.
Helpful Tip!
We prefer to use toasted sesame oil to finish this dish off. It adds loads of flavor, but is generally only used to finish a dish. You won’t want to cook with toasted sesame oil as it’s already toasted and the oil will start to taste bitter/burnt.
Where is the egg in your egg roll in a bowl?
Did you know that egg rolls don’t traditionally have egg in the filling? The egg is actually used in the dough for the wrapper! Since this recipe doesn’t contain a wrapper, we don’t have any egg in the recipe at all.
If you’d like to bulk up your egg roll in a bowl, feel free to scramble a couple of eggs in with the cabbage, just like you would for fried rice. It adds a little extra protein and tastes delicious!
Is this dish spicy?
Our sausage egg roll in a bowl isn’t at all spicy as written, but it’s easy to add a little heat by using the “Hot” variety of sausage, stirring in some chili paste, sprinkling on red pepper flakes, and/or serving with a drizzle of sriracha.
Keto Egg Roll in a Bowl:
This dish is perfect for most diets as it’s naturally gluten free and low carb, made with a healthy mix of vegetables and protein. This egg roll in a bowl is also keto friendly, with just 4 net carbs per serving.
FAQs:
The egg in an egg roll actually comes in the wrapper! The wrapper is traditionally made with egg, flour, and water.
This recipe should last for 2 to 3 days in the refrigerator if you keep it well covered. You can easily reheat in the microwave.
The filling of an egg roll is generally low carb, but the wrapper will contain carbs as it’s made of flour. Our egg roll in a bowl is a great alternative for a low carb diet.
MORE LOW CARB RECIPES!
- Cheeseburger Casserole: All the flavors of a cheeseburger without the bun!
- Cauliflower Rice Stir Fry: Another Asian inspired low carb recipe.
- Low Carb Stuffed Peppers: A very popular recipe that everyone can enjoy.
- Low Carb Air Fryer Zucchini: An easy air fryer recipe and low carb side dish!
- Spinach Stuffed Chicken: This chicken is stuffed full of spinach and cream cheese!
- Low Carb Meatloaf: It’s so easy and it is wrapped in bacon!
- Low Carb Chicken Salad: Simple and healthy!
Sausage Egg Roll In A Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground pork sausage
- 6 cups coleslaw mix or shredded cabbage
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- sriracha for serving
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring often to crumble, until cooked through. Do not drain.
- Add the coleslaw mix, garlic, ginger, and soy sauce to the skillet with the sausage. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until cabbage has softened a bit.
- Remove from the heat and top with the green onions and drizzle with sesame oil.
- Drizzle individual servings with sriracha, if desired.
Tips & Notes:
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This post was originally published August 2015. It was updated with new photos January 2022.
Shailarani says
Hi, this recipe looks great! I have lean ground beef I plan to use. What are some of the sausage spices one could add to the ground beef to make it taste like sausage?
Karly says
I would either skip the sausage seasonings (it’s great with just beef!) or I’d just google for how to season sausage. It’s not something I’ve made before. 🙂
Daphne M. Stannard says
The sausage flavor that I like is fennel. I haven’t found ground fennel at my store, so I bought some fennel seed and ground it in a spice/coffee grinder. I add the ground fennel to hamburger for spaghetti sauce and it sure adds that ‘sausage’ flavor.
Lynn says
This is absolutely one of my favorite dishes! Qiick, easy and delicious! Thank you for a keeper!! Love it!
Lynda says
This recipe is amazing. Quick and easy, filling and delicious! I added a can of bean sprouts since where I come from bean sprouts are in every egg roll, plus I love them. Used ground pork instead of the pork sausage for my own health reasons. This time I topped it with a little bit of la choy dried rice noodles for that “egg roll” crunch. I have told everyone about this recipe. Thanks so much for sharing!
Karly says
Sounds like some great substitutes and additions!
Bobbi | Bobbi's Kozy Kitchen says
Girl! I just started the Keto diet and have had a hard time finding recipes that A) Fit into that and B) The Mr will like because he is SO not into the keto thing. This one was PERFECT!! I love it, it really does taste like an egg roll, and the Mr loved it. Let’s put it this way, I had my serving and he ate the rest of the pot!!! I big ol’ puffy heart you!!
Karly says
Yay! Glad it was a hit all around!
Kathleen Dvorak says
Easy peasy and delicious. Sesame oil and green onion make this dish!!
Gina DeBiasi says
Was just at a yard sale and a lady there was raving about this recipe! Of course, I pulled out my phone, went to your website and bragged on you!! ( with pride!). Going to try it myself tonite. The lady at the sale said its her family’s most requested recipe!
Karly says
Oh my gosh, Gina, that is so cool! Thanks for sharing!! 🙂 Hope you guys enjoyed the recipe…it’s one of Chad’s favorites and he even cooks it himself sometimes (which is unheard of around here)!
des says
this recipe will make wonderful filling for lumpia…the wrappers add tons of carbs but good for potlucks etc. thks so much. (i use ground turkey, the added water chestnuts sound so good)
ok, am exploring yr site more in depth. Love yr recipes.
tyvm!
Bev Prifti says
To cut some fat and calories I made Skinny Ms. skinny breakfast sausage recipe using lean ground turkey. Left the rest of the recipe as it was written. Came out fabulous and will make this again. A big thank you for the recipe!
Nancy Brooks says
I just made this and it’s delicious but I have one question…has anyone tried adding a little bit of diced pineapple to it? Might not be right for all diets, just wondering for myself.
Tara says
FYI, I used Coconut Aminos instead of soy sauce and added some peppers and mushrooms for extra veggies. Healthier option and still great! Thanks for recipe idea!
Vivian Bennett (a.k.a.)Flower says
This sounds awesome will be making this to go with mother’s day dinner. And I will be buying your low card books I’m a gastric sleeve member 5 years close-up 130 pounds lost from 260 and still holding. These recipes are perfect with barely any carbs to no carbs. If you come out with a book of no carbs altogether I will be there to buy it. Thank you very much for the yummy recipes.
Tara says
How about substituting shrimp for pork? Would the shrimp lack flavor?
Karly says
Shrimp would be a great substitute. You might season with some garlic and salt or additional soy sauce.
Susanne M Glover says
Love this recipe! Tonight I’m adding chopped water chestnuts for some added crunch!
Bought some LaChoy fortune cookies for dessert! Thanks so much for sharing.
Melinda says
This was delicious! We put an over easy egg on top, which was awesome! Will definitely make again.
Lisa maraschiello says
Made this tonight for dinner!! It was awesome!! I was dying for Chinese and this was perfect!! Thank you so much.